The Black Dakotas

Sep 2, 1954

1h 5m

★ 5.1

THUNDERING ACROSS THE HILLS OF DAKOTA

Overview

During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln sends an emissary with a peace treaty to the Sioux Indians. He also sends a gift of $130,000 in gold. This attracts the attention of Brock Marsh, the secret leader of a Confederate spy ring, who wants to keep the treaty from being signed and to also get his hands on the gold. Ruth Lawrence and Mike Daugherty work together against the machinations of Marsh

Genres

Romance

Western

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

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Cast

Brock Marsh (alias Zachary Paige)

Gary Merrill

Ruth Lawrence

Wanda Hendrix

Mike Daugherty

John Bromfield

'Gimpy' Joe Woods

Noah Beery Jr.

John Lawrence

Fay Roope

Judge Horatio Baker

Howard Wendell

U.S. Marshal Whit Collins (as Robert Simon)

Robert F. Simon

Warren

James Griffith

Frank Gibbs

Richard Webb

Grimes

Peter Whitney

War Cloud

John War Eagle

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Jay Silverheels

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